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| Date: | Monday 6 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Navion A (L-17C) |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N10302 |
| MSN: | NAV-4-949 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mingan, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mingan airstrip, QC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the St. Lawrence River minutes after take-off from a tiny airstrip. Pilot Sgt Adrien Lapointe (29), Sept-Iles, C, stationed at Loring AFB, Limestone, ME, and relatives. One survived seriously injured.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 7 August 1962, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2021 08:33 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jun-2021 17:21 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 17:21 | harro | Updated [Country, ] |
| 20-Feb-2022 16:20 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
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